Spring 2020
A MESSAGE FROM OUR PRESIDENT AND CEO, PAUL GROVE
We hope your family is safe and healthy during this unprecedented global event. As we navigate the rapidly evolving coronavirus pandemic, I want you to know that WEDU is here for you. While we are doing our part by having the bulk of our team working remotely, we are more committed than ever to our mission of providing quality programming and trusted news amid these challenging times.
We are working hard to bring you national and local news that will cut through the chaos and provide information you need to make the best decisions for your family.
News and Information: Florida this Week will include guests from remote locations instead of in-studio, as we continue to bring you the most current updates on the coronavirus and how it will impact our community every Friday at 8:30 p.m. FRONTLINE: Coronavirus Pandemic will provide a special report on the government response and the human toll on April 21 at 9:00 p.m. Visit WEDU online at wedu.org for the latest updates from PBS NewsHour, Amanpour and Company, Washington Week, Next Avenue and more.
Support for Our Children: On March 23rd, we launched WEDU PBS At-Home Learning with a new schedule of programs that are assisting families with distance learning. Kids programming on WEDQ Kids 24-hour channel and PBS LearningMedia remain safe havens and are full of educational resources as well.
We’ve also created an EdConnect Distance Learning Resources at www.wedu.org/edconnect that incorporates information about PBS LearningMedia with a link to tutorials for setting up accounts, lesson planning tools and other aspects of the service. The page also features links to specific lesson collections, interactives, and more for all grades (Pre-K – 12).
Take an Entertainment Break: With so many of us staying closer to home and hyper-focused on the latest news, I encourage you to also look to WEDU as your entertainment oasis. With our great museums and cultural institutions closed, turn to WEDU for some inspiration on No Passport Required. Don’t miss out on the world’s Great Performances; escape to another era with Masterpiece: World on Fire, premiering this month. Take some time to teach yourself crafts and new skills with WEDU Create TV, with a full schedule of do-it-yourself programming.
Together, we will make it through this time of uncertainty. Be safe and stay healthy.
Call the Midwife
Call the Midwife Returns for Season Nine!
Your favorite team of medics and midwives is back on WEDU!
Call the Midwife returned on March 29 and promises to once again pull viewers into its dramatic twists and turns … the ups and downs of life at Nonnatus … the love stories and devastating losses that define the show we’ve all come to love.
Opening with the funeral of Winston Churchill in January of 1965, the new season brings unexpected challenges, changes, and old diseases that come back to haunt them.
Alongside the elation of birth, the midwives must cope with devastating cases of disease, death, and hardships.
Call the Midwife creator and writer Heidi Thomas says of the new season: “After a magical Christmas experience in the Hebrides featuring wild seas, stormy skies, and some very disobedient sheep, we return to the harsher reality of city life in 1965. Society is changing fast, and in season nine we will see Nonnatus House shaken to its foundations.”
Tune in to Call the Midwife season nine on WEDU. Sundays at 8:00 p.m.
New Series: World on Fire
Prepare yourselves, fans of World War II dramas: The gorgeous new series World on Fire is coming to WEDU this spring.
Set in Britain, Poland, France, Germany, and the United States, the seven-hour Masterpiece series follows the intertwining fates of ordinary people during the first year of the war.
World on Fire is an enthralling take on the allies and enemies, the battles and death, the heroism and the tragedy that are associated with the Second World War. It features a stellar cast, including Academy Award-winner Helen Hunt (As Good As It Gets), Sean Bean (Game of Thrones), Academy Award-nominee Lesley Manville (Phantom Thread) and Jonah Hauer-King (Little Women on Masterpiece).
Premieres Sunday, April 5 at 9 p.m. on WEDU.
World on Fire
Watch WEDU on YouTube TV!
WEDU PBS is now streaming live on YouTube TV – another way for our viewers to enjoy WEDU and PBS content.
You can find popular WEDU titles, including Florida This Week and WEDU Arts Plus, on YouTube TV alongside PBS programs such as Masterpiece, Antiques Roadshow, Great Performances, Nature, NOVA and many more.
To access the full line-up available in WEDU’s 16 counties, you can visit the YouTube TV live guide or the WEDU schedule at wedu.org/schedule. YouTube TV subscribers will also have access to a rich library of on-demand content from WEDU and PBS KIDS through YouTube TV’s VOD service.
Asian Americans Explores the Fastest-Growing Ethnic Group in America
This May, WEDU will proudly share Asian Americans, a brand-new film series that will chronicle the contributions, culture and challenges of Asian Americans, the fastest-growing ethnic group in America.
Academy Award-nominated series producer Renee Tajima-Peña joined other talented and renowned filmmakers to create the series, which explores how Asian Americans have shaped our country’s history and identity. It features expert perspectives and historical accounts to explore the impact of Asian Americans on America’s past, present and future.
The series premieres as part of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month in May. It is accompanied by special education, engagement and digital components to bring a new, dynamic perspective to the American experience.
Premieres Monday and Tuesday, May 11 and 12 at 8 p.m. on WEDU.
Ken Burns’s Latest on WEDU
Viewers can look forward to Ken Burns Presents The Gene: An Intimate History, a three-hour documentary executive-produced by Burns in collaboration with Pulitzer Prize-winning author Siddhartha Mukherjee, MD.
This special collaboration will use science, social history, and personal stories to weave together a historical biography of the human genome, while also exploring the stunning breakthroughs in understanding the impact genes play on heredity, disease, and behavior.
Premieres Tuesday, April 7 at 9 p.m. on WEDU.
Earth’s Sacred Wonders
Our planet boasts many breathtaking and spiritual places of worship. WEDU’s brand-new series, Earth’s Sacred Wonders, will take you on an amazing journey to see them in all their glory.
The series uncovers the power and inspiration that sacred spiritual wonders offer to worshippers from different faiths all across the globe. These places evoke faith, contemplation and devotion. Some attract tourists and worshippers alike … yet many are mysteries to outsiders.
The series premiered on WEDU on March 25 … but you don’t have to wait to see every episode. The entire season has already been released on WEDU Passport and is available at any time to Passport-level WEDU members!
To learn more, visit pbs.org/show/earths-sacred-wonders today.
Earth’s Sacred Wonders
The Life and Career of George W. Bush
WEDU is thrilled to air American Experience’s “W”, a brand-new, two-part documentary on the life and career of George W. Bush.
Featuring historians, journalists and members of the President’s inner circle, the film presents in great detail key insights into our 43rd President’s rise to the Oval Office, his character, and the history he built during his time in office.
Written, directed, and produced by Barak Goodman (Clinton) and executive-produced by Mark Samels.
Premieres Monday and Tuesday, May 4 and 5 at 9 p.m. on WEDU.
Every contribution makes a difference.
Lemon Raspberry Muffins
Recipe courtesy of Adrianna Adarme of Fresh Tastes
Ingredients:
(yields 12 muffins)
- 1/4 cup lemon juice (from 2 lemons)
- 3/4 cup shaken buttermilk
- 1/4 cup unsalted butter, melted
- 2/3 cup white granulated sugar
- 3 tablespoons neutral oil (grapeseed, vegetable oil or avocado oil)
- 2 large eggs, at room temperature
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 6 ounces raspberries
- 2 tablespoons turbinado sugar, for topping
Directions:
Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
Place muffin liners in a muffin tin and set aside. If your liners are made of paper, you might want to spray them with cooking spray.
In a medium bowl, whisk together the lemon juice, buttermilk, melted butter, sugar, neutral oil, eggs and vanilla extract. In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, salt, baking powder, and baking soda. Pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients and mix until barely combined. Add the raspberries.
Divide the batter among the twelve cavities in the muffin tin. Sprinkle the tops with turbinado sugar.
Transfer to the oven to bake for 7 minutes. Then immediately turn the oven temperature down to 350 degrees F and bake for an additional 10 to 12 minutes, until the tops are lightly golden brown and nicely shaped.
Let the muffins cool in the pan for 10 minutes and then carefully remove and allow to cool on a cooling rack.
There are many wonderful ways to support WEDU PBS during the year, including making creative non-cash gifts, such as:
IRA Charitable Rollover
If you’re over 70 ½, you can donate up to $100,000 to WEDU directly from your IRA, without treating the distribution as taxable income. To learn more about giving from your IRA, talk to your financial or tax advisor.
Gifts of stocks, bonds and mutual funds
Donating directly to WEDU any stocks or mutual funds that you have held longer than one year and that have appreciated in value is a savvy giving strategy to avoid capital gains taxes. Consult with your financial advisor to help leverage your gift for the best tax savings.
Donate your car, motorcycle, boat, RV or even a kayak!
We make donating your vehicle as easy as possible with a fast pick-up and streamlined paperwork. You benefit by being able to reduce your taxable income when taxes are itemized. Plus, you avoid the costs associated with selling your car.
Learn more about creative giving opportunities:
VISIT: wedu.org/plannedgiving
CALL: (813) 739-2959
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